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Headlines in the month of December

*	Trai to start consultation on copy of bill to subscribers
*	Roys buy back 7.7% stake from GA Global
*	Star World to beef up programming in January
*	BBC to cap premium rate for programe phone-ins
*	Verizon Wireless expects 300 mn SMS this New Year's Eve
*	Eros launches first Indi-Pop album
*	Autodesk Tech helps shape blockbusters this season
*	MTV.com, VH1.com, CMT.com deliver 1.2 bn video streams
*	DTL to kick off reality show with model Petra Nemcova
*	Miley Cyrus of 'Hannah Montana' to host special shows on Sirius Radio
*	Zee Ent. appoints IIM's Vaidyanathan as additional director
*	Sun TV's S FM launches in Varanasi
( 31 Dec 2007 )

*	Time Warner likely to spin off cable-TV division
*	Anil's Reliance Mutual Fund holds 9% in Hinduja Ventures
*	Disney to air viewer-generated content on New Year's Eve
*	DirecTV adds 2 HD sports channels
*	ITV to target upmarket viewers, signs new hosts
*	AOL to end Netscape Navigator support
*	Wal-Mart shuts online movie download service
*	Nokia delays N-Gage gaming service again
( 29 Dec 2007 )

*	IPL global tender receives overwhelming response: Modi
*	Miditech to produce 3rd edition of Zee-K's Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa
*	38% Americans watch TV shows online: Survey
*	My FM ties up with CNBC Awaaz for Stock Talk
*	DQ Entertainment eyes $95 million over 3 years
*	Nick to herald New Year with 'Avatar - The Legend of Aang'
*	Big FM launches music of Telugu film Krishna
*	Warner ties up with Amazon.com for music downloads
*	Webaroo launches free picture messaging service
*	The Clark Bros triumph on Fox's search for an American band
( 28 Dec 2007 )

*	Sakaal to foray into TV broadcasting biz in 2008
*	Goa launches broadband network programme
*	FM radio auction deferred to 14 January
*	Animal Planet to launch Planet Wild on 31 December
*	Jump Games launches mobile game on Return of Hanuman
*	Govt must set deadline for voluntary Cas to take off: Trai
*	Disney-MGM Studio to be called Disney Hollywood Studio from January
*	Fox to sign movie rental deal with Apple's iTunes
*	Maker of Sthree Shyam Sunder dies
*	Two FM stations hit airwaves in Puducherry
*	Chennai Open 2008 to air on 16 TV channels
*	Games2Win launches Fantasy Cricket
*	BBC Worldwide takes 'Blue Planet' to a bigger scale in 2008
*	BBC invites pitches for youth shows in UK
( 27 Dec 2007 )

*	CNBC TV18 to review biggest happenings of the year
*	DD to offer special fares on New Year eve
*	BabyTV ties up with YoYo TV
*	VSNL sells 10 per cent stake in Sri Lankan arm
*	Ebrahim Elkazi joins Osian's as independent director
*	Google services to be available on mobile carrier DoCoMo
*	Autodesk technology helps Beowulf in VFX
*	DTL to launch new cookery show with Nigella Lawson
*	Sun TV's SFM launches in Vijayawada
( 26 Dec 2007 )

*	Ortel to spread wings, gets A category ISP license
*	GBN gets nod to raise Rs 5 billion FDI
*	CRTC approves CanWest’s purchase of Alliance Atlantis
*	Radio City ties up with Universal Music for Eagles album
*	SRK is Star Gold's 'Sabsey' favourite hero
*	Dori sells $2.6 million of Telenovela
*	Ringing in next bn mobile subscribers needs new approach
*	Cartoon Network to air special series on Transformers
*	Oz tour: Delhi HC restrains unauthorised telecast
*	ICC donates to Bangladesh Relief Fund
*	Consumer durables to grow 12% in 2007-08: Ficci
*	MP3 sales figures touch $6 billion in 2007
*	BBC invites UK residents to make a show of themselves
*	Shemaroo releases Manorama Six Feet Under on home video
*	News Corp to sell eight TV stations for $1.1 bn
( 24 Dec 2007 )

*	NDTV Imagine sets 21 January launch date
*	Newspaper world looks to India, China for growth in industry: Wan
*	Walt Disney Internet Group appoints A D Bud Albers as new CTO
*	Alan Wagner first president of the Disney channel passes away
*	IGNOU to launch two new Gyan Darshan channels
*	inCode predicts further deterioration in mobile service quality
*	MSOs invite broadcasters to create consensual bouquets, avoid legal battles
*	M-1 Global appoints Total Sports Asia as licensing agent in Japan
*	Shemaroo inks 10-movie satellite rights deal with Zee
*	Ofcom expresses concerns over UK pay-TV market
*	IOC awards net, mobile rights for Beijing 2008 in China to CCTV
*	Bose unveils festive offers for Indian consumers
( 22 Dec 2007 )

*	Japan country of honour at MipTV 2008
*	Yahoo! India appoints Publicitas Digital as sales partner
*	DTV connected to 21.7 mn main sets in the UK: Ofcom
*	Simi Garewal roped in as 'Say Shaava Shaava' judge
*	DQ Entertainment raises $56 million on AIM listing
*	CNN documents 5-year old Iraqi boy's medical journey
*	TNS wins Barb TV meter panel & recruitment contracts in UK
*	BSkyB told to cut ITV stake to below 7.5 %
*	Shemaroo launches educational DVD Smart Cookie
*	Bindass space contest takes off 23 December
*	Big FM's Ajmer RJs in on-air marathon
( 21 Dec 2007 )

*	Fox News forays into India via mobile; next up on DTH
*	Set India renamed as Multi Screen Media
*	Bhaskar Group's My FM launches in Jodhpur
*	BabyFirstTV launches on Charter in the US
*	Thomson in strategic alliance with DreamWorks Animation for India animation studio
*	Disney, Russia's Channel One in licensing deal
*	Ficci radio panel seeks MIB help vis-à-vis music industry
*	Ficci renews plea for news and current affairs on FM radio
*	Cartoon Network and Pogo to celebrate X-mas with Shrek and Jerry
*	Channel [V] begins hunt for the Campus Star
*	BT India appoints Sudhir Narang as managing director
( 20 Dec 2007 )

*	DTH, Internet pushing media and entertainment in India: report
*	Swarup tells NBA to submit Code by its 31 January deadline
*	Entertainment, media policy to take shape by January: Dasmunsi
*	BSNL launches multiplay broadband Services
*	GoM on Prasar Bharati expected to meet on January three
*	IBN 7 to be merged with GBN; 5:1 stock split announced
*	Yogesh Radhakrishnan quits Zee's Mideast arm Real Media
*	MTV Games in pact with Jerry Bruckheimer
*	National Geographic, PCCW launch HD documentary channel
*	4th edition of ESS' PHL kicks off Thursday
*	Bharti Telesoft acquires Jataayu software
*	CMM gets shareholder ok for Aastha channel sale to Vedic Broadcastings
*	Pix announces the winners of the Short Film Festival
*	Spacetoon Media to handle Marvel's licensing, merchandising business in India
*	Aamir Khan and Tare Zameen Par crew in Pogo's M.A.D
*	IPTV equipment sales up 23 % this year
*	Cricket Australia relaunches broadband channel ahead of India's tour
*	BBC Trust sets strategic priorities for UK pubcaster
*	STB makers respond to increasing risks
( 19 Dec 2007 )

*	New reality show on Sony not to have viewer votes
*	Network18, Jagran in JV to launch Hindi biz daily
*	BCCI unveils franchisee bidding prospectus for IPL
*	Delhi HC fallout: NBA chastises motivated stings
*	Cartoon Network updates site
*	AT&T expands HD channel lineup
*	ESPN to telecast FIFA World Player 2007 awards live
*	Amrita TV to celebrate Christmas with special shows
*	Texas Instruments launches 2 ADCs for wireless infrastructure in China
*	ACK Media establishes design studio in Bangalore
*	Moneycontrol service extends to Blackberry users
*	MSOs in US face bandwidth crisis
*	BBC appoints Val Gooding as non-executive director
*	Nielsen to provide ratings for HBO's SVoD services
( 18 Dec 2007 )

*	ICC seeks to license digital content
*	Noggin to expand programming for preschoolers
*	Auction for FM stations deferred
*	INX News ropes in Sourav Ganguly as brand ambassador
*	Indiagames teams up with Level Up to launch two games
*	dishtv launches edutainment games service Minikids TV
*	Trai firm on broadcasters implementing non-Cas Tariff Order
*	Verizon Wireless launches V CAST mobile TV in Detroit
*	Notifications tighten payment options under DTH guidelines
*	WGA files charges against AMPTP
*	Wasp3D adds Info TV to customer base
*	bbc.co.uk unveils new homepage
*	30 Rock, Ugly Betty among AFI's top shows of the year
*	FXLabs to acquire casual gaming portal Knibble.com
*	Mobile Posse secures $10 mn funding
*	ICL to organise five tournaments in 2008
*	GBN buys out New Vernon's stake, ups holding in Jagran TV to 55%
( 17 Dec 2007 )

*	VAS on mobile expected to jump to Rs 42 billion by 2011
*	Amrita TV to launch series of live events in Middle East
*	Chandra's Agrani Satellite Services to take 14% stake, invest $64 million in ProtoStar satellite
*	Radio reaches 233 million listeners per week in the US
*	DirecTV buys DVR firm ReplayTV
*	Broadcasters to meet Trai on Monday for withdrawal of a la carte
*	Pogo announces winners of Amazing Kids Awards
*	European broadband users are ready for a ’Connected Life’
*	Video search engine Truveo expands global footprint
*	CNN YJA '07 honours 12 awardees across India and Pakistan
*	BBC launches streaming service on VoD platform
*	Foxtel relaunches Gamesworld service
*	Raymund Miranda to lead NBC Universal's Asia expansion
*	HBO bags 18 Golden Globe nominations
*	FremantleMedia in deal with production company TXTV
*	Kenya's Yunasi is BBC's Next Big Thing
*	CNN Digital Network attracts largest audience in 11-year history
*	Cyberstar launches range of HD media receivers
( 15 Dec 2007 )

*	UTV completes acquisition of Indiagames
*	Urdu university to make programmes for DD Urdu
*	DQ Entertainment to set up JV with Ireland's Telegael Teoranta
*	Delhi HC warns news channels on irresponsible stings
*	Teshkeel Media to bring Cartoon Network characters to Middle East
*	NDTV Imagine ropes in Sharmila Tagore as judge in a show
*	Sunil Dutt joins Samsung's mobile biz as country head
*	DTL celebrates third year in India
*	CN promotes Molly Chase to VP for new media
*	News Corp completes take over of Dow Jones
*	ESS invites tenders for ICC TV rights outside India
*	Discovery unveils plans to go public
( 14 Dec 2007 )

*	Spice launches TV on mobile, to offer ICL live
*	Microsoft acquires MultiMap
*	MTV Networks in content deal with AOL
*	Spice launches SMS services in 12 Indian languages
*	Bindass to relaunch 'Lagegi' as 'Hass Ley India'
*	MRO-TEK signs Rs 30 million deal with Indian telco
*	Broadcasters yet to submit à la carte rates, likely to move Delhi HC
*	TV18 partners with Forbes to launch biz magazine in India
*	Cartoon network to bring games on mobile
*	Nick to be Santa for kids this Christmas
*	HDTV intenders to impact HD DVD battle in the US
*	Fremantle to unveil diverse slate at Natpe
*	CNN expands newsgathering operations in UAE
( 13 Dec 2007 )

*	Auction only for 3G spectrum, says Raja
*	B.A.G Films to launch glamour channel in January, 2 more by mid-2008
*	Foreign broadcasters in face-off with government over taxation, editorial control
*	Sulekha.com offers classified ads on mobile
*	Media scrips zoom as Sensex touches new high
*	Web Innovation 2007 conference in Bangalore
*	CNBC, Yahoo! enter content distribution agreement
*	Media Magic to offer movies and music via mobile
*	Skunk Fu! to go global
*	Nick's Go, Diego, Go Live! to tour US and Canada
*	Turner to acquire stake in Miditech, launch Hindi entertainment channel
*	Neo Sports ties up with Buongiorno India for short code service
*	Piers Wenger is 'Dr. Who' executive producer
*	Granada to distribute VH1’s 'Old Skool' globally
*	Cricket may return to Olympics in 2020
*	NBC unleashes 'Celebrity Apprentice' next month
*	JumpTV in pact with Endemol, AETN for VoD content
*	NBC Universal in TV content deal with Sandisk
*	MGM in VoD deal with France Telecom
( 12 Dec 2007 )

*	Network 18 acquires controlling stake in Infomedia India
*	Big FM launches in Jamshedpur
*	Radio Mirchi launches in Vijayawada
*	Monsters to celebrate Christmas on Jetix
*	B.A.G Films Hindi news channel News24 to launch on 13 Dec
*	Animal Planet to launch two shows on marine life
*	Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation to bring Madagascar penguins on TV
*	Star News' crime show Sansani completes 1000 episodes
*	Aamir Khan to host Pogo Amazing Kids' Awards 2007
*	PBS kicks off 2008 with shows on American history
*	History Channel to explore 'The Universe'
*	NDTV to launch mobile channel NDTV Active
*	Tdsat asks Trai to enforce a la carte tariff order
( 11 Dec 2007 )

*	Sun TV's SFM launches at Indore
*	Zee's 'Next' ready to roll with 5 fresh shows
*	Times Music releases Hindi album of High School Musical 2
*	Pyramid Saimira Theatre kicks off food court in Faridabad
*	ESS launches Star Sports mobile in Asia
*	Cisco firms up IPTV strategy for Asia Pacific
*	DQ Entertainment in distribution deal with Moser Baer
*	Cartoon Network signs deal with Singapore Airlines
*	CNN to hold ceremony for YJA on 14 December
*	Naveen Luthra is VP and biz head of MagicBricks.com
*	Disney invests in content delivery network Edgecast
*	Prime Focus fixes conversion price for FCCBs
*	Universal Music inks deal with imeem
*	BBC gets into festive mood with 'Shrek The Halls'
*	Hit Entertainment founder Peter Orton passes away
*	Macrovision acquires Gemstar-TV Guide for $2.8 billion
*	Tivo in deal with Music Choice
*	USA Network renews contract with WWE's 'Raw'
*	Robert Thomson is Dow Jones publisher
( 10 Dec 2007 )

*	Trai to wait till Tdsat case before action on a la carte order
*	Miditech produces 'Lead India' reality show
*	ETV yet to get FIPB nod for Blackstone investment
*	Becil's revenue shoots due to FM radio infrastructure
*	Smaller towns form 41% of internet users: I-Cube study
*	Tata Sky viewers miss ICL matches
*	Discovery to air special episodes on Ladakh
*	Jaya TV launches two channels
*	Joyce is BBC Worldwide global TV sales senior VP Asia
*	Content 360 pitching competition calls for ideas
*	Lenovo launches new multimedia ent. notebook
*	Sesame Workshop launches Joan Cooney research center
*	CNNMoney.com launches portal for mobile platform
*	Microsoft India adds Live.in for users in India
*	BBC to boost multi-media news in Middle East
*	Search engine Antya.com gets funding from Pahwa KBS
*	Airtel triumphs at The World Communications Awards '07
( 8 Dec 2007 )

*	9X to launch talk show Begum
*	Mauj develops mobile content for 'Dus Kahaniyaan'
*	Sun's SFM launches at Kozhikode
*	Prime Focus to raise $ 55 million via FCCBs
*	THC gets viewers up close with ‘The Universe’
*	Reliance ADAG to spend $ 80 mn on constructing Big Wheel in Delhi
*	Fox Entertainment Group acquires Beliefnet
*	'Santabhai' to present new shows & movies on Hungama
*	Bipasha enjoys beach blaze on Zapak
*	James Murdoch is News Corp chairman & CEO for Asia, Europe
*	NDTV Imagine to launch celebrity reality show with Karan Johar as judge
*	VSNL ties up with Cisco for managed services operations
*	Warner home video to release 'Hanna Barbera' series
*	HTC launches 3.5G HTC Touch Dual
*	Endemol India elevates Deepak Dhar to MD
( 7 Dec 2007 )

*	Pix calls for entries for 'Gateway'
*	Sun's radio subsidiary plans to dilute 7% to foreign firm
*	Suvarna to host Kannada version of Asianet's Star Singer
*	Nielsen and Digimarc to launch web monitoring service
*	MapmyIndia launches in car-GPS navigation device
*	Gameshastra wins "Red Herring 100 Global" Award 2007
*	Disney to air 'High School Musical 2' on 7 Dec
*	Satish Kejriwal joins Buongiorno as COO for India
*	25% of ent. will move out of traditional media by 2012
*	Nokia announces association with Pangea Day
*	Tivo, Nero partner for TV experience in PC
*	B4U Network appoints India head
( 6 Dec 2007 )

*	Dish TV offloads 5% to Biyani's PE firm for Rs 2.5 billion
*	Zee Turner CFO Arun Aggarwal to join Moving Pictures as CEO
*	DAVP empanels 3703 newspapers
*	Vh1, Nokia unveil new user generated video
*	Esha Broadcast launches television monitoring intelligence report
*	RPG Cellucom launches MP3 & MP4 players
*	UK kids prefer playing outside as opposed to computer
*	Internet user base grows by 40% to touch 46 million
*	Neo Sports plans to launch in US, Europe next year
*	Big FM launches in Mangalore
*	Nokia acquires Avvenu to enhance solutions for mobile operators
*	Rich Taylor is senior VP of Entertainment Software Association
*	Disney internet acquires iParenting Media
*	Adobe unveils new flash media server
( 5 Dec 2007 )

*	Yahoo Japan joins hands with EBay
*	Dish TV climbs 6% on preferential allotment buzz
*	MSOs expect carriage income to double by FY'09
*	Sony to kick off 'Salaam Zindgi' at 8.30 pm on 10 December
*	MySpace adds new music programme
*	Essel's shortlist for 'Karnataka's Best Television Award'
*	Nick to premiere 'Matilda' on 9 December
*	Singapore starts process to regulate mobile TV
*	Vjive, NewsMarket tie up for videos in retail chains
*	Fidelity Fund Management launches mobile-friendly web site
*	BT leads tech transfer consortium between India & UK
*	Creative Eye to run 'Om Namah Shivay' on Maa TV
*	Radio One's Athreya moves to Turner Ent. Networks Asia
( 4 Dec 2007 )

*	NDTV Profit to launch three shows
*	Mobile2win gets new heads for service, finance
*	Mobile TV revenue to stay sluggish, subscribers to shoot
*	Disney to screen Hanna Montana concert in theatres
*	Coca Cola launches environment protection animation film
*	Sun TV's SFM to launch in Pondicherry
*	UTV calls off deal with Astro for Bindass
*	Vivendi, Activision merge to create video gaming conglomerate
*	Nat Geo unearths partially intact Dinosaur Mummy
*	NBC Universal, Netflix in online deal for TV shows
*	BBC HD launches in UK
*	Alfred Haber to distribute music event Grammy Awards globally
*	ESPN HD expands content with Winter X Games
*	Broadcasters in UK agree to build audience trust
*	Bloomberg TV named international channel of the year by AIB
*	Bahrain to host Motorsport business forum next year
( 3 Dec 2007 )

*	Astral launches Playhouse Disney in Canada
*	FCC approves Tribune sale
*	Google to bid for wireless spectrum
*	MSOs, broadcasters face action for non-compliance: Trai
*	Clear Channel gets FCC nod to sell 35 TV channels
*	Star launches Mandarin-language channels in US on KyLinTV
*	Sony adds Vaio LM notebook
*	New Zealand's Sky gets TV rights for 2012 Olympics
*	Indian core gamers fall into four categories
*	Fremantle launches 'X Factor' interactive DVD game
*	Singapore, France in media collaboration
*	Search on for best virtual footballer in Fifa interactive World Cup
*	CNN’s ‘Task’ Group to organise eco-tourism event
*	Co-productions among Asian media companies set to rise
*	New media is not eroding TV viewership: ATF
*	BBC Trust publishes new promise to audiences
( 1 Dec 2007 )

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